Hall Of Fame

The Hall Of Fame Recognises Outstanding Club Members

GEOFF JACOBS - 2014
Commenced Karting in 1958
Positions held within NWKC include: Secretary, Treasurer, President and Promotions Officer
Positons held within Karting Tasmania include: Vice president, Track Inspector and Stewards Coordinator
Positons held within Karting Australia include: National President, National Track Inspector, National Stewards Coordinator, Nationals Coordinator
Life Member of NWKC, Karting Tasmania and Karting Australia
Competed in twenty straight Victa Cup’s and won four
Instigator of the Devonport Kart Prix
Won the Burnie 1000’s, Hamilton Cup, numerous State Titles and was National Champion in 200cc Super

LEO SHEEHAN - 2014
Commenced Karting with Burnie District Go-Kart Club (NWKC) in 1964
Positions held within NWKC include: Treasurer
Positons held within Karting Tasmania include: Technical Advisor, working hard on many track improvements
Leo and his wife Bev are both Life Members of NWKC
Life and Foundation Member of CHKC 1990
Built his own Karts when he started, winning his first race with a 200cc Villiers
Won the first Victa Cup in 1975, beating John Pizzaro (Australian Champion) from NSW
He built the top of the first NWKC control tower
Bev ran the Canteen for 20 years including three Nationals in 1972, 1978 and 1984

DON SINGLINE - 2014
Commenced Karting in 1969
Positions held within NWKC include: President and Karting Tasmania Delegate
Positons held within Karting Tasmania include: President, Secretary and Technical Advisor
Positons held within Karting Australia include: Vice President 1987-1993
Life Member of NWKC, Karting Tasmania and Karting Australia
Won State Titles in different classes, Club Champion, won Victa Cup in 1978 and Burnie 4000 in 1983

BARRY CAMPBELL - 2015
Commenced Karting in 1976
Positions held within the NWKC Include: Race Secretary1988-90, President 1986-89, Promotions Officer 1978-81, 1994-97
Positions held within Karting Tasmania include: Secretary/Treasurer 1990-96, Treasurer 1999-2000, AKA Delegate 1990 - 2000. State Tribunal Register 1993 - 2013
Position held with Karting Australia: National Vice President 1996-2000, National Stewards Chief Steward in various years. Acting National President May to August 1997.
Life Member of NWKC, Karting Tasmania and Karting Australia
Australia Champion Nationals 1984, many times State Champion in National and over 40’s and many times NWKC coastal champion

GERALD STONEHOUSE - 2015
Commenced Karting in 1959 with Burnie and Districts Kart Club. He attended the first foundation meeting of the club in that year.
Positions held within the NWKC Include: Club Treasurer 64-66, 78-82.
Positions held within Karting Tasmania include: State Technical Advisor for a number of years
He won quite a few club titles around the state, mainly in 200 Super (twin McCullochs), won State titles in both 100 Super & 200 Super, raced at Victorian Championships in early 70s.
Restarted racing in the 80’s in Clubman Heavy and progressed to Clubman Twin.
He was the first “Kart dealer” on the Coast and was McCulloch kart engine agent.
He had a long running sponsorship of “Steering Brake & Clutch corner” at the track and sponsored a series for International Class. One of the things Gerald was involved with was to raise money to grow the club by running dances every 2 or 3 weeks in country halls all around the coast.